The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
Our Washington Letter
From Our Regular Correspondent.

many unfounded reports of Cabinet changes
have found their way to Washington from
a distance during the present Admins
tration that people were not disposed to
credit any rumor on th's SUI jecr.
But now it is generally believed that Sec
rotary Manning intends to leave the Treas
ury Department after the Adjournment of
Congress, to accept the presidency of the
airy of $1,000, more than twice what he
gets as a member of the Cabinet. There
has been much speculation during the past
few days as to his probable successor, and as
to whether his resignation has any thing to
do with unpeasanlness between him and
the President.
There has been another woman suffrage
debate in the Senate and another vote with
the usual result. That was magnificent
triumph, exclaimed Miss Susan B. Anthony
as she gazed at tie printed record of the
vote of two to one against her with which
the Senate rejected the Sixteenth Amend
ment. here IS nothing like her unfailing
cheerfuiness in the midst of cefeat. She
cannot be dismayed by adversely, and opti
unsteady greats every reverse with a smile
of hope.
There has also been ,attling and spirit
ed Woman's Suffrage convention at this
favorite rallying point of theirs since last
wrote you. This was their nineteenth an
nual meeting here, and Miss Anthony
says it was one of the most successful they
have ever had. The meetings We're large
ly attended and the speaking was the best
that the ladies could do. They were much
pleased at the good attendance, and COM
pared the over flowing audiences of this
winter with the empty benches which they
addressed in former years, saying it was
now almost the fashionable thing 10 do TO
go to the Woman's Rights convention.
They have planned a gleat celebration
for next winter, in honor of the fortieth
anniversary of their movement in this
country Forty years ago, Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, at a meeting in Seneca Falls
n. Y. introduced the first resolution favor
ing the franchise of women. She is billed
for speech on the same subject at the an
niversary celebration, although her hush
and is quoted as saying that she is done
with the suffrage agitation.
Mr.. Stanton says that his wife is convinc-
ed that her sex does not want TO vote. They
do not suffer any inconvenience from the
lack of the ballot, added he, they do not de
sire it to any appreciable extent, and the
suffrage agitators are banging away at
something that offers no response whatev-
er He thought if one woman in every ten,
yes, in every hundred, would petition Con
gress for the ballot :hey would get it at
once.
AS the time for the President to sign or
SSIo tLC tAC 1LltCl-0tdtc COMiuSICc DIll
proaches, interest in the subject increases.
Senators and Representatives question each
other in order to learn all the talk of the
houses and Hobbies, and reports that the
President will sign it or veto it fly alter
nately between the White House and the
Capitol.
Assuming that the measure will get the
Executive signature, if there is any diff
Guilty in the selection of men to serve their
country on the railway commission at ST.
500 year, il will not be found in the
sparsity of candidates, but rather in the ru
dundancy of talent that will be spread be
fore the President. There are about sixty
men who have been mentioned for commits
sioners, many of whom have been promi-
uent and are now relegated to private life.
The issue between the President and the
Senate in regard to the Recorder of Deeds
is very simple, and cannot, in Its presen.
phase, be distorted into aquestion involy-
ing the right of colored democrat to hold
office, as has been attempted. The people
of the District asked for one of their own
men for the office. The President served
them with stranger, and the Senate re-
fused to confirm the appointment. The
President re-appointed him. and the SEN